Nashville Hot Chicken Sandwich

The week leading up to the holidays, we decided that it was time to take a short break from the keto diet. We knew eating low carb on Christmas wasn’t going to happen and were really craving bread!  That could only mean one thing for us… Nashville Hot Chicken sandwiches!

It’s been a while since I’ve had a really good sandwich. We’ve been on a Nashville Hot Sauce kick since we learned to make it at home. It’s sweet, has a great spice, and is so great on fried chicken.

We love ordering Nashville Hot sandwiches when we visit southern style restaurants… so why not try it at home? Recently, we purchased a new deep fryer and this seemed like the perfect recipe to try it out with.

You can replicate this recipe with chicken breast if you prefer white meat, but the dark meat from the boneless chicken thighs was so delicious. It comes out super juicy and compliments the flavor of the Nashville Hot Sauce well.

Let’s get started!

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Nashville Hot Fried Chicken Sandwich

This Nashville Hot Fried Chicken Sandwich is packed with flavor and an awesome guilty pleasure!

Course

dinner

Cuisine

American

Keyword

fried chicken, nashville hot, sandwich

Prep Time 10 minutes

Cook Time 15 minutes

Total Time 25 minutes

Servings 2

Ingredients

• brioche buns
• boneless skinless chicken thighs
  cut into thin cutlets
• 1/2
  cup
  flour
• 1/4
  cup
  panko bread brumbs
• 2
  egg whites
• vegetable oil
• hamburger pickles

For The Nashville Hot Sauce

• 1/4
  cup
  ghee
• 3/4
  tbsp
  cayenne pepper
  adjust for spice level
• 1
  tsp
  brown sugar
• 1
  tsp
  minced garlic
• 1/2
  tsp
  honey

Instructions

1. Begin by heating two inches of vegetable oil in a large pot or deep fryer.

2. While it is heating, whip egg whites in a large bowl.

3. In a separate bowl, combine flour and panko bread crumbs.

4. Take your chicken thighs, one at a time, and cover in egg mixture.

5. Dredge it in the flour and panko bread crumb mixture.

6. Once the vegetable oil is hot, add the two chicken thighs.

7. Cook on three minutes each side, or until both sides are browned. The thighs should be pretty thin, so they should cook relatively quickly.

8. Once they are done, put them on a draining rack to drain the oil and salt lightly. 

9. While they’re draining, begin melting ghee in a small sauce pan on medium-low heat. Add in the minced garlic and cook for about 30 seconds.

10. Add in the brown sugar and mix well. 

11. Add the rest of the spices and stir well. 

12. Make sure the sauce is stirred up before coating your chicken in it. 

13. Add to a bun with your toppings and enjoy!